On the concept and existence of solution for impulsive fractional differential equations

This paper is motivated from some recent papers treating the problem of the existence of a solution for impulsive differential equations with fractional derivative. We firstly show that the formula of solutions in cited papers are incorrect. Secondly, we reconsider a class of impulsive fractional differential equations and introduce a correct formula of solutions for a impulsive Cauchy problem with Caputo fractional derivative. Further, some sufficient conditions for existence of the solutions are established by applying fixed point methods. Some examples are given to illustrate the results.     

Existence of solutions for nonlinear impulsive differential equations with Dirichlet boundary conditions

In this paper, we consider the existence of solutions for a class of nonlinear impulsive problems with Dirichlet boundary conditions. We obtain some new existence theorems of solutions for the nonlinear impulsive problem by using critical point theory. We extend and improve some recent results.     

Periodic nonautonomous differential equations with noninstantaneous impulsive effects

In this paper, we study a new class of periodic nonautonomous differential equations with periodic noninstantaneous impulsive effects. A concept of noninstantaneous impulsive Cauchy matrix is introduced, and some basic properties are considered. We give the representation of solutions to the homogeneous problem and nonhomogeneous problem by using noninstantaneous impulsive Cauchy matrix, and the variation of constants method, adjoint systems, and periodicity of solutions is verified under standard periodicity conditions. Further, we show the existence and uniqueness of solutions of semilinear problem and establish existence result for periodic solutions via Brouwer fixed point theorem and uniqueness and global asymptotic stability via Banach fixed point theorem.     

Positive solutions of impulsive boundary value problems for first-order nonlinear functional differential equations

In this paper, we study the problem on the existence of positive solutions for a class of impulsive periodic boundary value problems of first-order nonlinear functional differential equations. By using the fixed point theorem in cones and some analysis techniques, we present some sufficient conditions which guarantee the existence of one and multiple positive solutions for the impulsive periodic boundary value problems. Our results generalize and improve some previous results. Moreover, our results show that positive solutions for the impulsive periodic boundary value problems may be yielded completely by some proper impulsive conditions (see Example 4.1 and Remark 4.2 in Sect. 4), and also implies that proper impulsive conditions are of great significance to simulate processes, optimal control, population model and so on.     

Multiple Solutions of Nonlinear Impulsive Differential Equations with Dirichlet Boundary Conditions via Variational Method

In this paper, we consider the existence of multiple solutions for second-order nonlinear impulsive differential equations with Dirichlet boundary condition. We obtain some existence theorems of solutions for the nonlinear problem when the impulsive functions satisfies the superlinear growth conditions by critical point theory. We extend and improve some recent results.     

An application of variational method to second-order impulsive differential equation on the half-line

In this paper, we study the multiplicity of solutions for second-order impulsive differential equation with a parameter on the half-line. By using a variational method and a three critical points theorem, we give some new criteria to guarantee that the impulsive problem has at least three classical solutions. Also an example is given in this paper to illustrate the main results.     

Variational Method to the Fractional Impulsive Equation with Neumann Boundary Conditions

We study the multiplicity of solutions for a class of fractional differential equations influenced by both instantaneous and non-instantaneous impulses, subject to Neumann boundary conditions. A key contribution of this paper is that we have established a new variational structure and successfully applied critical point theory to investigate the impulsive fractional Neumann boundary value problem. By using the critical point theorem, we give some new criteria to guarantee that the impulsive problem has at least three solutions. An example is also given to illustrate the main results.     

Variational Approach to Fourth-Order Impulsive Differential Equations with Two Control Parameters

In this paper, we are concerned with the multiplicity of solutions for a fourth-order impulsive differential equation with Dirichlet boundary conditions and two control parameters. Using variational methods and a three critical points theorem, we give some new criteria to guarantee that the impulsive problem has at least three classical solutions. We also provide an example in order to illustrate the main abstract results of this paper.     

Existence of Global Solutions for a Class of Abstract Second-Order Nonlocal Cauchy Problem with Impulsive Conditions in Banach Spaces

In this paper, we are concerned with a class of abstract second-order nonlocal Cauchy problem with impulsive conditions in Banach spaces. First, we study the existence of mild solutions for a class of second-order nonlocal Cauchy problem with impulsive conditions in Banach spaces on an interval [0,a]. Later, we study a couple of cases where we can establish the existence of global solutions for a class of abstract second-order nonlocal Cauchy problem with impulsive conditions in Banach spaces. We apply our theory to study the existence of solutions for impulsive partial differential equations.     

BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEM FOR FIRST ORDER IMPULSIVE DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION WITH A PARAMETER AND INFINITE DELAY

In this paper, we consider a boundary problem of first order impulsive differential equation with a parameter and infinite delay. By using the method of upper and lower solutions, we get some sufficient conditions for the existence of its solutions.     

Existence of solutions for impulsive Dirichlet problems with the parameter inequality reverse

In this paper, we consider the existence and multiplicity for second‐order nonlinear impulsive differential equations with Dirichlet boundary condition and a parameter. By using critical point theory, we give some new criteria to guarantee that the impulsive problem has at least one solution or infinitely many solutions, assuming that the impulsive functions satisfy the superlinear growth condition and the parameter inequality is reverse. Our results extend and improve some recent results. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The existence and multiplicity of solutions for an impulsive differential equation with two parameters via a variational method

In this paper, we study the existence and multiplicity of classical solutions for a second-order impulsive differential equation with periodic boundary conditions. By using a variational method and critical point theory, we give some new criteria to guarantee that the impulsive problem has at least one solution, two solutions and infinitely many solutions when the parameter pair (c,λ) lies in different intervals, respectively. Some examples are given in this paper to illustrate the main results.     

Positive solutions of singular Emden–Fowler boundary value problem with negative exponent and multiple impulses

In this paper, we first give the method of lower and upper solutions for the existence of positive solutions to a singular impulsive boundary value problem. Then we obtain a necessary and sufficient condition for the existence of positive solutions of Emden–Fowler singular impulsive boundary value problem by means of the method of lower and upper solutions.     

Infinitely many solutions for a p-Laplacian boundary value problem with impulsive effects

In this paper, a p-Laplacian boundary value problem with impulsive effects is considered. By using variational methods and critical point theorems, some criteria are obtained to guarantee that the impulsive problem has infinitely many solutions when the impulsive functions satisfy superlinear or sublinear conditions. Our results further improve some existing results.     

Infinitely many solutions of a second-order <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-Laplacian problem with impulsive condition

Using the critical point theory and the method of lower and upper solutions, we present a new approach to obtain the existence of solutions to a p-Laplacian impulsive problem. As applications, we get unbounded sequences of solutions and sequences of arbitrarily small positive solutions of the p-Laplacian impulsive problem.     

Existence and multiplicity of solutions for an impulsive boundary value problem with a parameter via critical point theory

In this paper, an impulsive boundary value problem with a parameter is considered. By using critical point theory, some criteria are obtained to guarantee that the impulsive problem has at least one solution, two solutions and infinitely many solutions when the parameter lies in different intervals. The results obtained are also valid and new for a problem discussed in the literature.     

Periodic boundary value problems for impulsive fuzzy differential equations

The peculiarity of the Hukuhara derivative makes it impossible to find periodic solutions for fuzzy differential equations with the exception of very restrictive situations. In this work, we consider a boundary value problem associated with an impulsive fuzzy differential equation and approximate the extremal solutions in a fuzzy functional interval using the monotone method. Fuzzy comparison results are useful in our procedure and the expression of the solution for some impulsive periodic ‘linear’ differential problems is also provided.     

Existence of solutions for a damped nonlinear impulsive problem with Dirichlet boundary conditions

In this paper, we consider the existence of solutions for second‐order nonlinear damped impulsive differential equations with Dirichlet boundary condition. By critical point theory, we obtain some existence theorems of solutions for the nonlinear problem. We extend and improve some recent results. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.